Blood is drawn from a donor during a blood drive at the Exchange on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 13, 2014. Seventeen donors participated in this blood drive, and the 18th Communications Squadron plans to host a blood drive every four months to help support the Armed Services Blood Program. Blood donated at this event is to be used exclusively for U.S. military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

U.S Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Conlon, 18th Maintenance Group resource advisor, squeezes his hand to increase the blood flow through his veins during a blood drive at the Exchange on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 13, 2014. The blood drive kicked off Blood Donor Month for the Armed Services Blood Program. The blood is distributed for use in Korea, the Middle East, and locally to support the armed forces personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

U.S. Airmen and Marines secure cargo on a Marine Corps C-130 before takeoff during an exercise in support of Keen Sword on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 12, 2014. Exercises such as Keen Sword provide the 33rd Rescue Squadron effective and intense training to ensure our forces are capable, interoperable and deployable on short notice and combat-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Atif Siddiqui and Angelia Henderson, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technicians, lift a simulated patient into position on a U.S. Marine Corps C-130 in support of Keen Sword on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 12, 2014. Keen Sword is a regularly scheduled exercise aimed at improving JASDF and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability as a Combined Joint Task Force. The exercise is designed to enhance multilateral collaboration in support of future combined operations, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Looft, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, secures an oxygen hose to a litter rest on a U.S. Marine Corps C-130 during an exercise in support of Keen Sword on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 12, 2014. Participation in KS further enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taniah Otis (right), 18th Medical Support Squadron NCO in-charge of microbiology, assists Senior Airman Aaron Coonts (left), 18th Operation Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, with filling out his application for the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov.4, 2014. Last year's drive produced more than 900 members applying. When members register, they are put on a list of possible matches to potentially donate bone marrow in the future if found compatible with a patient in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith James/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taniah Otis (right), 18th Medical Support Squadron NCO in-charge of microbiology, assists Senior Airman Aaron Coonts (left), 18th Operation Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, with placing the cotton swabs with his DNA in his application for the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov.4, 2014. The applications are sent to the program where the DNA is collected, tested and stored in a database for future use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith James/Released)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Coonts, 18th Operation Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, uses cotton swabs to extract skin cells within his mouth to be sent for the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4 2014. The applications are sent to the program where the DNA is collected, tested and stored in a database. By applying, members are registering to be put on a list of possible matches to potentially donate bone marrow in the future if found compatible with a patient in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith James/Released)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Deveril Wint, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron operations flight commander, recently claimed the Commemorative Air Force Dolly Vinsant Flight Nurse of the Year Award for her actions throughout 2013. Wint is a Montego Bay, Jamaica, native, who has been in the Air Force for roughly 17 years as a neonatal and aeromedical evacuation nurse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman/Released)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Deveril Wint, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron operations flight commander, recently claimed the Commemorative Air Force Dolly Vinsant Flight Nurse of the Year Award for her actions throughout 2013. During the award period, Wint is credited with medical crew direction during 35 missions, 28 of which were combat sorties, which transported 235 patients in the Pacific theater and in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The major also flew more than 240 combat hours while deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman/Released)